NEW YORK: Indian botanist and wildlife
scientist, Aparajita Datta, has been selected for the 2009 Women of Discovery
Awards along with four other eminent women from different parts of the
world.
New York based Wings WorldQuest's mission is to celebrate and
to support the extraordinary women explorers by promoting scientific
exploration, education, and conservation.
Engaged in long-term
monitoring of threatened wildlife with local communities in northeast India,
Aparajita Datta would receive the Wings WorldQuest Award for Humanity, according
to the announcement made November 17.
Among other awardees are
American Acoustical Geophysicist Maya Tolstoy (Wings WorldQuest Award for the
Sea), Brazilian volcanologist Rosaly Lopes (Air & Space), Mongolian
paleontologist Bolortsetseg Minjin (Earth) and Egyptian Wildlife Biologist Leela
Hazzah (Field Research).
"These awards acknowledge excellence in
fields related to international exploration, bringing to light the research,
adventures, and pioneering discoveries of women that have led to global and
scientific advancement," the announcement said.
The awards would be
presented in New York April 28, 2009.